Writer's Grant

Are you a serious writer who wants to take the next step? The CCAC is pleased to offer a grant for attendance for one to the 14th Annual Gold Rush Writers Conference on May 3th, 4th, and 5th in Mokelumne Hill. We’re looking for a writer who is committed to the art and craft of writing.The Gold Rush Writers Conference is an intimate weekend led by professionals who guide you through a series of panels, specialty talks, workshops and celebrated author lectures. Go one-on-one with successful poets, novelists, biographers, memoirists, screenwriters, playwrights and short story writers. The conference also includes a picnic supper in a Victorian garden Friday evening followed by an open-mic reading, Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch at the historic Hotel Leger.​Submission requirements:Grant application is open to all Calaveras County residents of any age. Submissions are by email only. Please include all requirements in one document that is attached to your email.

Please submit the following 3 items: 1. A 100-200 word bio about you and your experience and goals for your writing (it’s not necessary to be a published writer, but we’d like to see intent).2. A short cover letter detailing why you’re applying for the grant, including your need and interest. 3. A 250-500 word essay answering the question, “Why the arts are necessary.” The essay may be a personal essay about why the arts have been necessary in your life, or it may be a researched creative non-fiction piece, or it may be poetry or fiction. Do not go over the 500 word limit.

Include your name, address, email, and phone number.

Email submission by midnight, April 1 to ccacinbox@gmail.com with the subject line: workshop submission. ​If you have questions, email ccacinbox@gmail.com or call 209/754-1774For more information on this year’s conference, go to www.goldrushwriters.com​

To build a united community by awakening, supporting, and nourishing the arts.

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The Calaveras County Arts Council is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation. Founded in 1981, our purpose is to coordinate excellence in the presenting and promotion of the visual and performing arts of all cultures for artists, residents and visitors. Our staff is comprised of an executive director, a consultant grant writer, and a part-time assistant under the direction of an 11-member volunteer Board of Directors. FIN 94-2779793